Americas Qualifier for WBSC U-23 Baseball Word Cup 2018 set to open in Panama

2017-11-23

PANAMA CITY, Panama – All 12 participating National Teams will be in action on Friday to open the inaugural Pan American U-23 Baseball Championship in Panama.

Opening Day

Nr Costa Rica v No. 40 Peru

No. 21 Argentina v No. 5 Cuba

No. 18 Brazil v No. 9 Venezuela

No. 65 Honduras v No. 16 Dominican Republic

No. 11 Puerto Rico v No. 17 Colombia

No. 6 Mexico v No. 15 Panama

The top four nations from the 54-game continental championship, which ends on Sunday, 3 December, will advance to represent the Americas in the WBSC U-23 Baseball World Cup 2018.

National Team rosters at the Pan Am U-23 Baseball Championship are filled with players in the organisations of various professional leagues, such as Major League Baseball (MLB) and the Mexican Baseball League (LMB), as well as the top league in Cuba, the Cuban National Series.

How to Watch

Panama public broadcaster SERTV has been awarded the host broadcasting rights of the continental championship.